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The Sandy Springs crime rate is lower than the Georgia average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #146

Sandy Springs, GA	1,462.25
Georgia	1,911.41
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Sandy Springs, GA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Sandy Springs, GA	Count	6	21	92	40	639	1,930	176	3
	Sandy Springs, GA	Per 100,000	5.9	20.8	90.9	39.5	631.5	1,907.4	173.9	3.0	1,248
	Georgia	Per 100,000	5.7	21.4	123.0	218.4	756.9	2,258.4	266.0	NA	1,672
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Sandy Springs, GA	Count	6	14	105	61	526	2,063	150	7
	Sandy Springs, GA	Per 100,000	5.9	13.8	103.8	60.3	519.9	2,038.9	148.3	6.9	1,218
	Georgia	Per 100,000	5.6	19.9	125.0	209.3	823.2	2,254.9	268.5	NA	1,689
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Sandy Springs, GA	Count	3	5	98	81	709	1,871	170	5
	Sandy Springs, GA	Per 100,000	3.1	5.1	100.1	82.7	724.3	1,911.3	173.7	5.1	1,231
	Georgia	Per 100,000	5.9	21.4	125.6	226.0	874.9	2,248.0	287.7	NA	1,753
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Sandy Springs, GA	Count	1	6	94	52	587	1,728	160	NA
	Sandy Springs, GA	Per 100,000	1.1	6.3	98.9	54.7	617.3	1,817.2	168.3	NA	1,097
	Georgia	Per 100,000	5.6	20.9	123.8	222.9	974.6	2,351.7	300.3	NA	1,823
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Sandy Springs, GA	Count	7	18	115	49	718	1,756	192	NA
	Sandy Springs, GA	Per 100,000	8.4	21.7	138.7	59.1	866.1	2,118.3	231.6	NA	1,581
	Georgia	Per 100,000	5.8	21.6	127.7	248.2	998.4	2,329.3	312.8	NA	1,872
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Sandy Springs, GA	Count	4	19	124	42	848	1,865	262	NA
	Sandy Springs, GA	Per 100,000	4.9	23.0	150.4	50.9	1,028.7	2,262.4	317.8	NA	1,703
	Georgia	Per 100,000	5.8	23.4	148.6	248.3	1,000.7	2,328.7	337.2	NA	1,926
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Sandy Springs, GA	Count	0	17	161	45	885	1,953	280	NA
	Sandy Springs, GA	Per 100,000	0.0	20.5	194.1	54.2	1,066.9	2,354.3	337.5	NA	1,739
	Georgia	Per 100,000	6.6	22.7	179.2	270.5	1,038.9	2,567.5	409.1	NA	2,117
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Sandy Springs, GA	Count	6	24	151	48	803	2,317	296	NA
	Sandy Springs, GA	Per 100,000	7.0	28.0	175.9	55.9	935.6	2,699.5	344.9	NA	1,880
	Georgia	Per 100,000	7.5	22.8	181.7	281.2	950.2	2,504.6	446.3	NA	2,105
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827

Hate Crime Index

Sandy Springs, GA		-0.17
Georgia		7.00
U.S.		23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Sandy Springs, GA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Sandy Springs, GA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Sandy Springs, GA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Georgia	Per 100,000	0.5	0.3	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	4
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Sandy Springs, GA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Sandy Springs, GA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Georgia	Per 100,000	0.7	0.4	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	7
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Sandy Springs, GA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Sandy Springs, GA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Georgia	Per 100,000	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Sandy Springs, GA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Sandy Springs, GA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Georgia	Per 100,000	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Sandy Springs, GA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Sandy Springs, GA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Georgia	Per 100,000	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Sandy Springs, GA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Sandy Springs, GA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Georgia	Per 100,000	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	1
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Sandy Springs, GA	1.27
Georgia	3.18
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Sandy Springs, GA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Sandy Springs, GA	Count	143	127	16
	Sandy Springs, GA	Per 100,000	141.3	125.5	15.8	1.33
	Georgia	Per 100,000	339.6	251.4	88.2	2.96
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2012	Sandy Springs, GA	Count	147	128	19
	Sandy Springs, GA	Per 100,000	150.2	130.8	19.4	1.40
	Georgia	Per 100,000	369.2	276.8	92.4	3.23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Sandy Springs, GA	Count	138	123	15
	Sandy Springs, GA	Per 100,000	145.1	129.4	15.8	1.37
	Georgia	Per 100,000	377.9	278.1	99.9	3.28
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Sandy Springs, GA	Count	144	128	16
	Sandy Springs, GA	Per 100,000	173.7	154.4	19.3	1.64
	Georgia	Per 100,000	379.4	284.5	94.9	3.32
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Sandy Springs, GA	Count	114	102	12
	Sandy Springs, GA	Per 100,000	138.3	123.7	14.6	1.31
	Georgia	Per 100,000	380.3	273.4	106.8	3.27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Sandy Springs, GA	Count	127	115	12
	Sandy Springs, GA	Per 100,000	153.1	138.6	14.5	1.46
	Georgia	Per 100,000	371.8	272.0	99.9	3.22
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Sandy Springs, GA	Count	129	111	18
	Sandy Springs, GA	Per 100,000	150.3	129.3	21.0	1.40
	Georgia	Per 100,000	375.9	272.2	103.7	3.24
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00